IFM:Institute of finance management Prospectus 2020/2021

i IFM Prospectus is published each academic year to give information on the Institute’s main activities, members of staff all academic programmes. Further to these, examination and student regulations are provided as appendices to this Prospectus. The information provided herein is for the Academic year 2019/2020. The Institute reserves the right to make changes on information displayed in this prospectus any time without prior notice. © The Institute of Finance Management, October 2019.

iiTABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION 71.1INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………….. 71.2MANDATEOFTHEINSTITUTEOFFINANCEMANAGEMENT ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 71.3VISION,MISSION,PHILOSOPHYANDCOREVALUES ……………………………………. 91.3.1 Vision …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 91.3.2 Mission ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 91.3.3 Philosophy and Core Values ……………………………………………………………… 91.4GENERALINFORMATIONONADMISSIONANDMODEOFAPPLICATION …………………………………………………………………………………………… 121.5IFM’SCONTACTSADDRESS …………………………………………………………………… 141.6MEMBERSOFTHEGOVERNINGCOUNCIL ……………………………………………… 151.7MANAGEMENTTEAM ………………………………………………………………………….. 161.8IFMTEACHINGCENTRES ……………………………………………………………………… 191.8.1 MANAGER-MWANZA TRAINING CENTRE ………………………………………….. 191.8.2 MANAGER – DODOMA TRAINING CENTRE ……………………………………….. 191.9HEADSOFACADEMICDEPARTMENTS ………………………………………………….. 191.9.1 Department of Information Technology …………………………………………… 191.9.2 Department of Computer Science and Mathematics ………………………….. 191.9.3 Department of Economics and Tax Management ……………………………… 201.9.4 Department of Management Sciences ……………………………………………… 201.9.5 Department of Accounting and Finance …………………………………………… 201.9.6 Department of Banking and Financial Services ………………………………….. 201.9.7 Department of Social Protection and Actuarial Studies ………………………. 201.9.8 Department of Insurance ……………………………………………………………….. 201.9.10 Department of Admissions and Customer Care ……………………………….. 201.9.11 Department of Students’ Records and Statistics ………………………………. 211.9.12 Department of Examinations ………………………………………………………… 211.9.13 Department of Research and Publications ………………………………………. 211.9.14Department of Executive Development and Consultancy …………………… 211.9.15 Department of ICT Business Solution Development ………………………….. 211.9.16 Department of ICT Infrastructure Management and User Support ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 211.9.17 Department of Library Reader Services…………………………………………… 221.9.18 Department of Library Technical Services ……………………………………….. 221.10HEADSOFACADEMICUNITS ……………………………………………………………….. 22